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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck northeastern Japan late Monday evening, triggering a 40-cm-high tsunami in areas along the Pacific coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported.
According to the agency, the tremors were recorded at 11:15 PM local time, with the hypocenter located at a depth of 50 km. In the most affected areas, the tremors reached a magnitude of "higher than 6" on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, which measures 7.
The agency issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas of Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate prefectures, where waves up to 3 meters high are expected.
As noted by the JMA, tsunamis with a height of 40 cm were recorded off the coast of Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures.
Public broadcaster NHK reported that no emergency situations were detected at the Fukushima, Higashidori, and Onagawa nuclear power plants.
According to the JMA, a tsunami warning has also been issued for Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures due to the powerful earthquake. –0–
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